Creamy Vegetables and Rice

This dish was born of necessity due to being too broke to grocery shop and needing to clean out the refrigerator!  So, I just threw together whatever sounded good and came up with creamy vegetables and rice.










Creamy Vegetables and Rice

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups white rice
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups shredded parmesean 
• 1-2 Tbsp. half and half
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 3 handfuls of spinach
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 5 baby bella mushrooms, stems removed and sliced
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Combine water and rice in a medium saucepan. Heat to boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 15-20 minutes.
2. Heat olive oil in a skillet.
3. Saute onion and mushrooms in the oil until onions are translucent and mushrooms begin to shrink.
4. Once rice has absorbed the water, stir in cheese and half and half.
5. Stir in onions and mushrooms.
6. Stir in spinach, one handful at a time until wilted.
7. Add salt and pepper and serve.